The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Том 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 стор. |
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... STONE AND METALLIC -DEFENSIVE ARMOUR- - QUESTION OF THE STONE , BRONZE , AND IRON AGES - DECORATIONS - INFERENCES AS TO ART AND CIVILISATION , - 83-138 CHAPTER IV . The Unrecorded Ages . ( Continued . ) OBJECTS SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED ...
... STONE AND METALLIC -DEFENSIVE ARMOUR- - QUESTION OF THE STONE , BRONZE , AND IRON AGES - DECORATIONS - INFERENCES AS TO ART AND CIVILISATION , - 83-138 CHAPTER IV . The Unrecorded Ages . ( Continued . ) OBJECTS SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED ...
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... stone wall , which , when all were complete , must have been by far the most conspicuous . Where the nature of the ground permitted , the succession of the works taken in a section , as architects term it - the profile , in the language ...
... stone wall , which , when all were complete , must have been by far the most conspicuous . Where the nature of the ground permitted , the succession of the works taken in a section , as architects term it - the profile , in the language ...
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... stone wall , still to be seen over long ranges of country , show that it varied between six and nine feet in breadth . Before the days of artillery this afforded superfluous strength . The perfection of the workmanship gave it far ...
... stone wall , still to be seen over long ranges of country , show that it varied between six and nine feet in breadth . Before the days of artillery this afforded superfluous strength . The perfection of the workmanship gave it far ...
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... stone , we see the horizontal courses lying in clean rows one above another ; and when the wall has to mount a hill , each successive course stands out horizontally at an angle to the hill , the edge making the steps of a stair . We ...
... stone , we see the horizontal courses lying in clean rows one above another ; and when the wall has to mount a hill , each successive course stands out horizontally at an angle to the hill , the edge making the steps of a stair . We ...
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... stone have been found , with jewellery , fine Roman pottery , and other tokens of luxurious wealth . The extent of the foundations of the garrison buildings speaks of numbers assembled within their shelter , and the pavements of the ...
... stone have been found , with jewellery , fine Roman pottery , and other tokens of luxurious wealth . The extent of the foundations of the garrison buildings speaks of numbers assembled within their shelter , and the pavements of the ...
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